Anxiety and SEND (SPACE)

Evidence Base: Typically, children with SEND experience high levels of anxiety. This can result, amongst other things, in school refusal, isolation, difficult and dangerous behaviour and emotional dysregulation. This can have a detrimental impact on mental and physical wellbeing.

Objective: Parents and carers are more confident in recognising and managing their child’s anxiety.

Workshop Content:

• What is anxiety?
• Anxiety and SEND
• Recognising signs of anxiety
• Fight, Flight, Freeze
• Meltdowns
• Demand Avoidance
• Emotional Literacy
• Resources and Strategies for managing anxiety

Learning Outcomes:

• Understand what anxiety is, the signs of anxiety and how it can present
• Recognise the impact that anxiety can have
• Understand fight-flight-freeze responses and how to support them
• Understand and explore approaches to help support meltdowns
• Explore strategies and approaches to help build resilience for both parents and carers and their children and young people

This workshop is commissioned by Hertfordshire County Council.

Anxiety and SEND Tickets, Wed 4 Jun 2025 at 10:00 | Eventbrite